A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.33 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Honaunau-Napoopoo in Hawaii. The 3.33-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:31:34 / 3:31 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv61517136, us20008070. Id of event: hv61517136. The epicenter was at a depth of 2.432 km (2 miles). Exact location of event, depth 2.432 km, -155.6143333° West, 19.4228333° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/12/16 / 2016-12-12 13:31:34 / December 12, 2016 @ 1:31 pm.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Waimea (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 26 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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